Want to sell: One very annoying Muse.

What do you mean I can't sell you?

I don't care for this "stuck for life" thing I wanna see the contract.

Well leave my stuff alone. I really did NOT like my wrenches being turned into spoons.

Stop laughing! It was so Not funny.

What do you mean I have to write a third chapter to mistaken girl?

I wanna play warcraft.

Later no way right now.

Hmmmm. I know

Well, I finally heard back from the councilor my brother sent my info to, and I tried my best to craft a response to him. In all honesty, I'm not hopeful that anything can come out of it, but you never know.

Hi

Fortune's Soldier is now up on amazon.com FORTUNE'S SOLDIER

My page is here: TANYA'S Page

For .co.uk and .de there will be a different link.

Tanya

Some of my stories touched on child abuse and rape. I will spare my comments here, linking to a BBC report on organised grooming, but I will make one comment, in response to a man interviewed on the programme. His point was that the girls should not be out at that time of night, so it is the fault of the parents. Perhaps I am a little naive...but when did raping a child become the fault of anyone other than the rapist?

Sorry, people, but very, very angry.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b017v8cr/Grooming_Every...

I received a criticism of sorts a while ago because I apparently used words that did not fit within the North American experience. Of course, the world is a larger place....but I am at the moment trying to write a very different idiom, that of Geordie. I have been trawling through youtube to find some examples, so I hope this helps. One thing I did find was a whole series of videos by a voice coach, but the one he did for geordie was actually, er, crap. So...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PNMbbo5je_0&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PVA59EPjV2g&feature=related

The title says it all. Effective July,2012

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/11/25/massachusetts-trans...

shalimar

I was just starting to visit this site when I heard a train whistle from a train on tracks about a half mile from my home and realized there are those who work on Thanksgiving. Some of them should and we should be thankful they are working today. There may be a skeleton crew for some of them. I may have forgotten a group or two:

Police
Firefighters
Nursing Home Employees
Hospital Workers
Military
Pharmacies

Airline Employees
Taxi Drivers
Railroad Employees
Bus Drivers
Car Rental Services
Gas Station Employees

Restaurants

hey this entry really isn't about anything in particular.
Just had to get on and say that Real Life has really had an impact on me in the last few months. As so often is the case with people who post serial or continuing stories I have failed to keep my story MOTW going past the last entry. For that I do apologize...what I will not say I'm sorry for is the RL reason that it has taken me so long to get the next segment posted.

Due to the easing up of finances and the ability to replace some of the software, I have managed to reconnect with the server and save the site and work on newer updates which I have just posted. Thank you very much for those who have kindly sent offers of help and support.

Beverly Colleen

Beverly's Balcony

Well, I would like to share my day in "male drag". It started when I got home from work at 7 am, and got into the only male dress outfit I have - pants. dress shirt, and suit jacket, and waited until it was time to pick up my ex and my daughter. Once we got there, we found out we had a couple of hours to wait until the ceremony, but my ex had to get into the line, so I started to wish I had grabbed a nap before we left, as I found being on my feet for that long rather tough.

Those of us living in the States celebrate Thanksgiving (just a day to big out)giving thanks to a good harvest going back to the days of the pilgrims SO HAVE A GOOD THANKSGIVING -- Love You All -- RICIE2

Ain't it just like me to start another new story and not post on it when I promised new parts soon?

I REALLY need to work on my reliability as an author.

A link via the Daily Wail of a dormouse who seems to have gone into torpor or early hibernation in a nest box. I don't believe it's hibernating, they usually do so in nests in the ground, it's far too vulnerable in a nestbox, so I hope they removed it to a safe place.

Anyway the clip is fun although the camera didn't appear to get the sound.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2064348/Snoring-dorm...

Angharad.

It's been a long haul and I don't know how many uploads/edits/reuploads/edits/reuploads ...

But my current six books, including the four-part series "On the Run–Again", are up on Lulu as both EPUB and PDFs. Readers have already let me know about preferring PDFs; please let me know that they're working well (they test okay, but nothing's like the real world).

And, finally, Kindle versions are available at Amazon!

As a woman, I enjoy many types of things in my life. I love a good walk, bike ride, road trip, chocolate cake, fettuccine Alfredo, my fish tail skirt, my new hearing aids, a clean kitchen, the smell of a bubble bath, newly done nails, and the days that I can wield my magic and make my dozens of hairs look like a head full.

I like a good story, both if I have written it, and if someone else has. I like science fiction, historical fiction, history, and the bible.

Well, after a week of being home sick, my daughter is back, and full of life as always. Is there a better sound in the world than the giggle of a little girl?

Some of you know, I'm a pastor as well as being a MtF in the process of transition. As part of being a pastor I regularly counsel people, many of whom are transgendered themselves. One, is a MtF trying to deal with what it means being trans. I chat with her on the phone every Thursday night. This last week I said something that immediately clicked with both of us. Both thought I should share it.

We know more about being a man than we want, and know less about being a woman than we need.

Blessings,
Beth

You might have seen the photo that Jodi Bieber took of Bibi Aisha, if not then do look at the one in the link below. Bibi is an Afghan girl who left her husband and he followed her and cut off her nose and ears. It sounds barbaric, which it is, but the photo conveys a woman who has an inner serenity despite her mutilation.

She now lives in NY city, so possibly might have some sort of plastic surgery eventually. If we tend to feel dissatisfaction with our physical appearance, imagine what she goes through every time she looks in a mirror.

Well, I just wanted to send out a big "Thank you" to those who read and enjoyed "A Tapestry of Stars" enough to leave a comment. Thanks to all of you.

With the turn of the year fast approaching it's once again time to release the 2012 Calendar!

This year there are pictures of both Gaby and Nena from Germany, Denmark and the 2011 Gabycon!

Order soon for pre Christmas delivery

http://www.lulu.com/product/calendar/gaby-nena-2012/18682705

Bye for now

Maddy

This is a very emotionally and spiritually charged piece. As such, there will be references that those outside Mormonism and Christianity in general will not get. In this entry, I will attempt to explain some of these references.

I'm going to post my TG day of remembrance story now. I hope you guys like it, and remember to leave a comment!

Well, I just got confirmation - a little story I wrote will be displayed at the local TG Day of Remembrance event. It will be posted here on Sunday, so all of you can read it too.

I have been fighting to not post this. I did not want to introduce myself this way, but I feel that I have to. I have read so many great stories here over the last couple of weeks. Even those painful stories of abuse that I have read have been beautiful tails. They are emotional and I weep with the characters, but I am grateful for the experience.

I am still here, just been busy getting stuff taken care of around hte house. I will be working on a few more chapters soon (got some but wanted to change a few things first.) Sorry for making you wait.

Serious stuff!

But I don't know if it is true...

You all MUST read about the latest congressional bill called 'SOPA'. It is being debated this week and it has a lot of support in this congress,
and if it were to pass then this site and others would be a banned site." Read and sign the petition!

This is my mothers response to the letter I sent her.

Well! Reading your last e-mail was a shock to say the least. Here is my answer---I don’t care if you are a man or woman or stick or rock or barbarian!!! I just care if you are a good person!!! That’s the bottom line–the kind of living human being you are. Love, Mom

I started crying. I don't normally cry, but I did.

Fell while walking the dog. Ripped up my left hand on the concrete.

Hugs to all,
Erin

Well, its blowing snow outside my door, as the first blizzard of the season has hit. I'm supposed to go back to work today, but between how sick I was yesterday and the driving conditions, I'm not sure that's a good idea ....

Andrea Jones, Tennessee Transgender Woman, Goes Topless In DMV Protest

Thought this might be interesting.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/11/16/andrea-jones-transg...

RAMI

I make a habit of haunting our local Salvation Army resale store, as well as several other second hand stores. Wednesdays, at the local Sally's Boutique (our nickname for the Salvation Army store) are half price days on clothes and shoes, and some really good finds can be garnered.

For taking so long to post the final chapter of Assassin. As most of you know I've been fighting a battle with cancer and I think I've won that battle. Things though have had me puzzled. I wonder if the chemo and radiation effect the brain enough to not want to write. I would put off writing and just read stories. My Kindle wasn't any help at all except to help me with my writing when I was able. I found Lee Child and became an addict. His descriptions of an event or scene are incredible.

I notice, for me, poetry doesn't rack up the hits. I think I understand why. People come here to read stories. But, I wonder, is it a good idea to have a poetry only site for TG authors. The poems wouldn't have to be TG in nature, but if there were enough interest I may want to try a shot at webhosting,

Well, the one possibly good thing that came out my dinner with my brother was that he is sending my email contact info and my story "I am Nine years Old" to his friend who works with abused kids. Its possible he will be able to help me, but its really hard to wait for him to get a hold of me.

Much to my utter dismay, AS IF, someone took exception to something I wrote and it made me feel quite sad. So, I took my utter sadness to a published author who I know has taken a great deal of criticism and gone on living. I did not actually think I would get a reply very soon, if at all, but at least I had tried.

Much to my astonishment, I received a reply within hours! What was said felt so profound to me that I decided to share it here, though I left the confidential part out:

Well, the first snow storm of the winter has arrived. Going to make going to work tonight fun ....

Meanwhile, I'm feeling a bit better, but my daughter is sick - just a cold, I hope. Hugs to all.

Hi...

Did you ever experience that one of your characters started to scare you? It just happened to me with the protagonist of my most recent story. He started out in a rather bad situation and I invented reasons for him to be there. I filled him with life and realized I made somekind of dark prophecy about my own life. The protagonist suddenly became my author avatar and was found wanting... It made me wonder if I'm really that bad, if my life and reasoning is that shallow and depressive.

Wow. Well, I've always said that time's fun when you're having flies... or something like that. What a great place Erin and her assistants have created and maintained for us all.

Thanks to all of you for all your hard work, dedication and commitment to all us frustrated scribblers, and to those who read our efforts.

Catherine Linda Michel

Is what it says on the "My Account" section.

Sounds almost like saying four minutes and sixty seconds, doesn't it?

So anyway, it means I have been here at this site for five years.

Bloody Hell!

I don't think I've been a member of anything for that long and I owe it all to you lot.

Erin has to sit at the top of my thanks though, for if she did not have the tenacity and strength to keep this place alive, I certainly wouldn't have been here for that long and neither would any of the rest of you.

I have heard from TG wed site on yahoo, that C Sprite was going to give permision to allow one of her's stories to be posted on BCTS soon

just wanted to know when that was & will it have the last 3 chapters that are not on crystal site

will C Sprite be giving permisison for the other stories to be posted on BCTS also or just this story

i undestand that the author in involved in RL issue and just does not have the time to re post and or to finish the 2 stories

i'm looking forward to re reading them with the 3 new chapters, i'm just hoping its soon

thank
lol Jo Ann

i looked up on account and it said ive been a member for one year and 45 weeks. i was reading this site before then but just wasnt sure i was ready to join. i am glad i finally did. i enjoy the stories posted here and the opportunity to PM authors. i think think that is a great feature.
robert

Well, yesterday was rather stress-filled. First, I had to stay awake longer than normal so I could get new glasses with a "associate appreciation" coupon my work gave me. An extra 10 % on one purchase so with the staff discount added, I got 20 % off. Glasses still cost nearly $ 400, anyway. And of course, because my coupon is in my boy name and I was in femme mode, I had to explain my situation to the sales lady, not fun.

I just noticed, I've been a member here for six years, 26 weeks. That's six and a half years!

It's true, I haven't been crowing about my milestones here, so why this one? I'm not sure, really. Maybe its just because I'm amazed how long I've been hanging around? Maybe I'm just looking for a pat on the back. Who knows? I've been in a crummy mood lately, so maybe this is just me, reaching out somehow.

Those of you who've been here a few years may remember a devilishly difficult Christmas tune acronym quiz I've run over the past few years.

As it's still November, I thought I'd share with you the answer sheet - so allowing you plenty of opportunities to download it, abridge it and save a copy with the answers removed to try out on your friends / family / neighbours / colleagues etc.

Well, at 630 this morning, my work started playing Christmas music over the intercom. Its going to be a loooong couple of months ...